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Ep. 1 | Plague: Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church
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December 6, 2019
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40:48Now PlayingEpisode 1: Surviving the AIDS crisis as a gay Catholic
David Pais’s personal story exemplifies the experience of many gay Catholics who were
personally affected by the AIDS epidemic in the early days. He describes the role his faith played helping him cope with his own diagnosis—and his struggle as he eventually had to walk away from the church in anger. David was one of many gay people protesting the church, and he discusses how he found his way back.
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In “Plague,” journalist Michael O'Loughlin investigates the untold stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church.
Mike is America Media’s national correspondent and he’s covered Catholicism for more than a decade. Mike is also gay and Catholic—and he’s curious how others manage this sometimes complex identity.
Through dozens of interviews and archival research, he’s found that no time in modern history was more volatile for gay Catholics than the height of the AIDS epidemic.
Mike met with people who were right there, in the middle of the early days of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the United States. People who fought, worked and grieved their ways through this trying time.
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PLAGUE: Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church” is made possible by the generosity of Mark A. McDermott and Yuval David, whose gift honors and supports all LGBTQ+ persons and allies past and present.
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Parts of Plague: Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church were produced in the William J. Loschert Studio at America Media in New York City.
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